2 Nyakati 16
1 Katika mwaka wa thelathini na sita wa utawala wa Asa, Baasha, mfalme wa Israeli, akatenda kwa ukatili dhidi ya Yuda na akaujenga Rama, ili kwamba asimruhusu mtu yeyote kutoka wala kuingia katika nchi ya Asa, mfalme wa Yuda.
And in the six and thirtieth year of his kingdom, Baasa the king of Israel came up against Juda, and built a wall about Rama, that no one might safely go out or come in of the kingdom of Asa.
2 Kisha Asa akaitoa fedha na dhahabu nje ya vyumba vya kuhifadhia katika nyumba ya Yahwe na nje ya nyumba ya mfalme, na akaituma kwa Ben Hadadi mfalme wa Aramu, ambaye aliishi Dameski. Akasema, pawe na agano kati yako na mimi, kama palivyokuwa na agano kati ya baba yangu na baba yako. Angalia, nimekutumia fedha na dhahabu.
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king’s treasures, and sent to Benadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying:
3 Livunje agano lako na Baasha, mfalme wa Israeli, ili kwamba aniache.”
There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father, wherefore I have sent thee silver and gold, that thou mayst break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, and make him depart from me.
4 Ben Hadadi akamsikiliza mfalme Asa na kutuma maakida wa majeshsi dhidi ya miji ya Israeli. Wakavamia Iyoni, Dani, Abelimaimu, na miji yoye ya kuhifadhia ya Naftali.
And then Benadad heard this, he sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel: and they took Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Nephtali.
5 Ikawa kwamba Baasha aliposikia hili, akaacha kuujenga Rama, na akaistisha kazi yake.
And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.
6 Kisha Asa mfalme akawachukua Yuda wote pamoja naye. Wakayabeba mawe na mbao za Rama ambazo Baasha alikuwa anajengea ule mji. Kisha Mfalme Asa alitumia vifaa hivyo vya ujenzi kwa ajili ya kuijenga Gaba na Mispa.
Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.
7 Wakati huo Hanani mwonaji akaenda kwa Asa, mfalme wa Yuda, na akamwambia, “Kwa sababu umemtegemea mfalme wa Aramu, na hukumtegemea Yahwe Mungu wako, jeshi la mfalme wa Aramu limetoroka nje ya mikono yako.
At that time Hanani the prophet came to Asa king of Juda, and said to him: Because thou hast had confidence in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
8 Waethiopia na Walubi hawakuwa jesi kubwa, wenye magari mengi na wapanda farasi wengi? Na bado, kwa sababau ulimtegemea Yahwe, alikupa ushindi juu yao.
Were not the Ethiopians, and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceeding great multitude: yet because thou trustedst in the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand?
9 Kwa maana macho ya Yahwe hukimbia kila mahali katika dunia yote, ili kwamba ajioneshe mwenyewe shujaa kwa niaba ya wale amabao mioyo yao ni mikamilifu kumwelekea yeye. Lakini umetenda kipumbavu katika jambo hili. Kwa maana tangu sasa na kuendelea, utakuwa na vita.” Kisha Asa akamkasirikia mwonaji, akamuweka gerezani, kwa maana alikuwa na hasira naye juu ya jambao
For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee.
10 hili. Wakati huo huo, aliwagandamiza baadhi ya watu
And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time.
11 Tazma, matendo ya Asa, kutoka mwanzo hadi mwisho, tazama, yameandikwa katika kitabu cha wafalme wa Yuda na Israeli.
But the works of Asa the first and last are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.
12 Katika mwaka wa thelathini na tisa wa utawala wake, Asa alipata ugnjwa kwenye miguu yake; ugonjwa wake ulikuwa mkali sana. Hata hivyo, hakutafuta msaada kutoka kwa Yahwe, lakini kutoka kwa waganga tu.
And Asa fell sick in the nine and thirtieth year of his reign, of a most violent pain in his feet, and yet in his illness he did not seek the Lord, but rather trusted in the skill of physicians.
13 Asa akalala pamoja na babu zake; alikufa katika mwaka wa arobaiani na moja wa utawala wake. Wakamzika katika kaburi lake, ambalo alilichimba mwenyewe katika mji wa Daudi.
And he slept with his fathers: and he died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
14 Walimlaza juu ya kitanda kilichokuwa kimewekewa manukato na aina mbali mbali ya dawa zilizotayarishwa na wale mafundi wa manukato. KIsha wakatengeneza moto kwa heshima yake.
And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had made for himself in the city of David: and they laid him on his bed full of spices and odoriferous ointments, which were made by the art of the perfumers, and they burnt them over him with very great pomp.
